Spanish climber Patxi Usobiaga capped his remarkable career by winning men’s lead climbing after three second-place finishes at previous World Championships. Among the women, Austrian Johanna Ernst, last year’s World Cup winner, continued her dominance of lead climbing competition.

Photo by Li Shu / Courtesy of Ifsc-climbing.org.

Photo by Li Shu / Courtesy of Ifsc-climbing.org.

In bouldering, Americans Alex Johnson and Lisa Rands both made the semifinals, with Johnson ending up in 10th and Rands 19th. American Daniel Woods made the semis in men’s bouldering, finishing 17th. Russian boulderers dominated the event, with Alexey Rubtsov and Yulia Abramchuk winning the men’s and women’s comps, respectively. No climbers from the U.S. competed in lead climbing or speed.

The adult World Championships are held every two years. The World Youth championships will be held in late August in France.